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A collaboration to produce evidence-informed and context-specific science policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa
Why does Africa need a context-specific, evidence-based response to COVID-19? The severe acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic by the World…
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Evidence-driven response to global challenges in Africa: Africa Research and Impact Network 2021 Conference
Author: Dr. Joanes Atela As the world reconfigures its efforts towards addressing the changing nature of global challenges such as health-related challenges, climate change, and others, sustainable recovery from these…
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COVID-19 and Research Systems: An urgent need for fresh thinking in the Global South
Authors: Andrea Ordoñez, Francesco Obino, Inaya…
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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health treatment in Africa
Authors; Biggy Dziro and Primrose Nyamayaro Currently, the world is experiencing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in infections and…
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Public confidence and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Africa
Authors; Joanes Atela, Nora Ndege, Uzma Alam, Samson Kinyanjui, Verrah Otiende COVID-19 vaccination The COVID-19…
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Science engagement to support evidence-informed and context-specific policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa: understanding transmission dynamics and diagnostics
Authors;Uzma Alam, Joanes Atela, Gordon Awandare, Tobias Chirwa Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been hampered by…
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Challenging Power Through Methods
Authors;Linet Mwirigi, Maureen Kabasa, Kennedy Mbeva, Joel Onyango Introduction In every sphere of life, different methods and power relations are at play. The dynamics and dimensionality of power and methods are…
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Covid-19 Reverses Gains Made on Gender Equality in Academic Research Productivity
Author(s): Asenath Maobe and Victoria Chengo Contextualizing gender inequality in academia and research in cities With the advent of Covid-19, it…
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Decolonising research methodologies, a growing agenda in the Global South
Authors; Nora Ndege, and Dr. Joel Onyango INTRODUCTION Researchers and the research community are increasingly asked to reflect on various research methods that can have positive outcomes and impacts…
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Can Cooking With Electricity Help Kenyans Better Cope With COVID-19?
In mid-March 2020, Kenya confirmed the first case of covid 19 which had by then been declared a pandemic and a month later several measures were introduced to curb…
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